Where does “շուկայ” come from?

շուկայ (Old Armenian) comes from Classical Syriac ܫܘܩܐ, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.

շուկայ (Old Armenian): street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar

Definitions

  1. street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar

Ancestry of “շուկայ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܫܘܩܐstreet; square, plaza, forum, court; market,...
2Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
3Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
4Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod

Words derived from “շուկայ”

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